Published date: 23 June 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Medical analysis services - 85148000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1,560,000

Procurement reference

MT219946

Published date

23 June 2020

Closing date

1 January 2020

Contract start date

5 June 2020

Contract end date

4 June 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

UK Biobank is conducting a study of seroprevalence of COVID-19 in the population of up to 20,000 of its participants and their adult children and grandchildren (the "Study"). The Study (which is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care) aims to collect blood samples from study participants each month for an initial period of six months and measure these samples to assess the extent of previous infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (by measuring blood antibodies) in different locations and age groups across the UK. In order to enable the Study, UK Biobank needed a supplier to provide an assay which could be used to measure blood antibodies. There was an urgent need to identify a supplier of an assay to enable UK Biobank to design the study - in particular the method of blood collection - to enable the study to start without delay. The study needed to start as soon as possible to enable UK Biobank to report the assay results to DHSC to assist the DHSC in its monitoring of COVID-19 in the population as part of its urgent public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst it is UK Biobank that has entered into the contract directly with the assay supplier, the DHSC will be remunerating the supplier direct (rather than payment being made through UK Biobank)

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Award information

Awarded date

5 June 2020

Contract start date

5 June 2020

Contract end date

4 June 2021

Total value of contract

£1,560,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

Address

University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

1-2 Spectrum Way, Adswood
Stockport
SK3 0SA
England

Telephone

+44 1614755386

Email

andrea.howard@ukbiobank.ac.uk

Website

http://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk